Where does “ayahuasca” come from?

Ayahuasca comes from Quechua ayawaska, composed of aya and waska, ultimately from Quechua aya.

ayahuasca (English): A giant vine native to South America (especially Banisteriopsis caapi), noted for its psychotropic properties

Definitions

  1. A giant vine native to South America (especially Banisteriopsis caapi), noted for its psychotropic properties

Ancestry of “ayahuasca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishayahuascaayahuasca; a psychotropic concoction prepared...
2Quechuaayawaska—
3Quechuaayasoul, spirit, ghost; corpse, deceased, dead...

Words derived from “ayahuasca”

Every word from Quechua aya →Every word from Quechua ayawaska →Every word from Spanish ayahuasca →